School of Medicine Class of 2027 Takes Pivotal Step from Classroom to Clinic
Members of the SOM Class of 2027 took their next steps to becoming physicians on April 11, marking their transition from the pre-clinical to clinical years of medical school during the annual Student Clinician Ceremony hosted by the NYMC Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
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NYMC Takes Hard Hat Tour of Ellis Island
Members of the NYMC community joined Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., front center, chancellor and chief executive officer, for a hard hat behind the scenes tour of Ellis Island Hospital, on April 27. The group toured the facility where immigrants who were found to be ill upon arrival at Ellis Island and women in labor were hospitalized from 1902 until 1930.
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NYMC Hosts 11th Annual Drs. Gabor and Harriette Kaley Endowed Lecture
The 11th Annual Drs. Gabor and Harriette Kaley Endowed Lecture took place in Chouake Auditorium on April 23, featuring keynote speaker Julie K. Freed, M.D., Ph.D., back row, seventh from left, associate professor, executive vice chair, director of clinical research, Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Freed delivered an engaging lecture titled, “Translational Tales of Human Microvascular Endothelial Function.”
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Students Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, the Office of Student and Residential Life brought a touch of nature to campus by providing students with supplies to plant flowers and herbs in personal planters for their apartments. Bright sunshine and warm weather was the backdrop for the festivities and camaraderie outside of student housing.
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Holocaust Survivor and Former Sunshine Cottage TB Resident Visits NYMC
Children once hospitalized at Sunshine Cottage are elderly now, but every now and then one returns for a visit. One such alumna is Inge Auerbacher, right who stayed at Sunshine Cottage from 1946 to 1948. She and her family had recently moved to the United States after surviving three years in a concentration camp. Within a year of their move to Rye, New York, 11-year-old Auerbacher was diagnosed with tuberculosis and hospitalized at Sunshine Cottage, a children's tuberculosis hospital which opened in 1931. On April 23, Auerbacher returned to Sunshine for a special visit, where she spoke with students and Neil W. Schluger, M.D., center, SOM dean and professor of medicine, about her experiences during the Holocaust—including being forced to wear the yellow Star of David to publicly identify herselves as Jewish—and her memories of being treated for tuberculosis at Sunshine. Auerbacher authored four books, including Beyond the Yellow Star to America, which chronicles her experiences at Sunshine. She was awarded the 1999 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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NYMC Chapter of Building Next Generation of Academic Physicians Recognized with Chapter of the Year Award
The NYMC chapter of Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians (BNGAP) has been named the national recipient of the 2025 BNGAP Chapter of the Year Award in recognition of the hard work, passion, and collaboration of its members to positively impact academic medicine. In announcing the award, BNGAP noted the creation of the podcast, Vitals of Academia, by NYMC BNGAP chapter co-president Angelique Boyer, left, SOM Class of 2025, with chapter co-president Sumaita Mahmood, right, SOM Class of 2026.
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Rewan and Sewar Alrabadi Aspire to Make Double the Impact in Physical Therapy
Rewan Alrabadi and Sewar Alrabadi, D.P.T. Class of 2027, are making history as the first set of twins to attend the SHSP's D.P.T. Program.
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Christina Faltas, a Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., M.P.H. ’23, Dr.P.H. ’24, dean of the GSBMS, professor of cell biology and anatomy, and interim chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, presented a poster, “RSK1 Regulation of Insulin Signaling and Glucose Metabolism in Breast Cancer,” at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, April 12 – 15, in Chicago, Illinois.
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To commemorate Earth Day on April 22, the Department of Environmental Health and Safety gave a recycling presentations throughout the week, during which they shared some of NYMC’s efforts in 2024:
- 257 lbs. of batteries were recycled.
- NYMC recycled 100 gallons of cooking oil.
- NYMC shipped out 347.8 lbs. of lamps and 74 lbs. of non-contaminated PCB ballasts to be recycled.
- NYMC had almost 100 tons of commingled material and 31.4 tons of cardboard recycled.
- A sneaker recycling program was launched in partnership with Sneaker Impact as well as an oral care recycling program.
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New
From the Office of General Counsel, April 25, 2025
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SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers
The SOM Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2025-26 interview season. The interview cycle runs from September through March and interviews are conducted on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday starting at noon. Please contact Jamie Zelig at Jamie_zelig@nymc.edu for more information about the process.
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NYMC's 166th Commencement
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
SOM and GSBMS • 10:00 a.m.
SHSP • 2:00 p.m.
Westchester County Center
198 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
Join us in celebrating the Class of 2025 as they embark on the next chapter of their journey.
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NYMC Homecoming 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Alumni Tent Opens: 10:30 a.m.
Brunch and Awards Ceremony: 11:00 a.m.
Guided Campus Tours: Throughout the afternoon
Reconnect and reminisce, as we cordially invite all alumni from our three schools to celebrate NYMC Homecoming2025 at our vibrant campus in Valhalla, NY.
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The 3 Best Warm Mist Humidifiers of 2025, According to Our Testing
Better Homes and Gardens - 3/21/25
Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology
Need Another Reason to Love Ginger? A New Study Shows It Can Provide a Major Health Benefit
Food and Wine - 4/20/25
Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine
How Migraine Symptoms Differ Between Men and Women
Flow Space - 4/17/25
Jin Li, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology
Why Am I Not Losing Weight in a Calorie Deficit? Dietitians Reveal 6 Common Mistakes and Fixes
First for Women - 4/17/25
Diane Lindsay-Adler, M.S., assistant professor of pediatrics
Want to Keep the Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels in Check? This Regular Kitchen Item Can Prove Miracles
Times of India - 4/22/25
Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine
The Best LED Face Masks and Red-Light Therapy for At-Home Treatments
Wired - 4/25/25
Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology
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The 8 best hair oils that hydrate strands and support the scalp
Business Insider - 4/16/25
Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology
7 Health Benefits of Spring Cleaning
Everyday Health - 4/18/25
Jullian L. Hochfelder, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
Slow Down, Chew More: Do Eating Behaviors Affect Obesity?
Medscape - 4/21/25
Jamie Mullally, M.D., associate professor of medicine
How Privatizing Social Security Would Impact Retirees
U.S. News and World Report - 4/21/25
Adam E. Block, Ph.D., associate professor of public health
How a Biofilm’s Strange Shape Emerges from Cellular Geometry
Quanta Magazine - 4/21/25
Stuart Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and of medicine
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